August 29, 2014

  • We Blinked

    We blinked and the end of summer arrived, but with the end of summer came grandma and cousins. The cousins timed their visit so that we had one week before school started and we squeezed as much fun into five days as possible.

    We swam - more than once.

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    The boys built a forge

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    Which meant all the boys got muddy.

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    After the forge was built and the boys had done some blacksmithing, they decided that they needed to bake bread, so I mixed up a batch of biscuits and the boys baked them on a clean shovel.

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    They were declared a hit and soon all that was left was a counter in need of attention.

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    JJ put in a request for a new fort in the woods and in no time flat his request was granted.

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    Of course the saw hadn't had enough of an workout so it got a little more practice.

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    We took part of one morning and visited Government Island where the stone was quarried for the White House and the capitol. The boys were traveling at high speed and made it all the way around the island while mom and I had a much shorter route.

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    All kinds of games were played inside and out. The swords got quite a bit of use and more cudgels were found in the woods.

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    The basketball also bounced more frequently than usual.

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    We allotted an entire day to visit the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum at Dulles where flight simulators were at the top of the list, but we walked the length of that massive structure on more than one level.

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    On Friday, we went to the lake and I failed to take a single picture. Two of the boys spent all their time fishing while mom and I joined the others at the beach. By the time we came to the end of the fifth day, the boys were ready for some less strenuous activity and I caught all five enjoying electronic games.

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    It seemed that summer was officially over when we said good-bye at the airport, but the boys were already planning activities for Christmastime. This week they've all hit the books and school's in full swing. Mom plans to be with us for another month, and we have several more activities planned. Next thing we know, we'll blink and winter will be here.

Comments (1)

  • How wonderful to have your mom there along with two cousins. It looks like you did so many fun things. The one boy reminds me so much of Duane. :-)

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